California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3km NNE of Heber, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3km NNE of Heber, CA on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 11:37 PM PST (07:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-12-09 07:37:06 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.758° N, 115.519° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39883439. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.